Johann Adolph Hasse
Born: 25th March 1699, Germany
Died: 16th December 1783, Venice
Nationality: German
Johann Adolph Hasse was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.
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Further Reading: Hasse, J A
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Hasse's Serpentes Ignei in Deserto from Thibault Noally and Les Accents
22nd Nov 2024
Philippe Jaroussky (as Moses) leads a cast which includes Julia Lezhneva, Jakub Józef Orliński and Bruno de Sá in Hasse's Old Testament oratorio, written for the girls of the Ospedale degli Incurabili in Venice when he was enjoying his first flush of fame as an opera-composer.
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Max Cencic on Hasse's Il Siroe Re di Persia
10th Jan 2015
Katherine talks to the Croatian countertenor about his rehabilitation of an opera that was 'praised to the skies' in its day…
Popular Genres: Hasse, J A
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Hasse, J A
- Alma Redemptoris Mater (3)
- Alta nubes illustrata (4)
- Artaserse (5)
- Artaserse (Overture) (2)
- Chori angelici laetantes (2)
- Ciro riconosciuto (3)
- Concerto for cello and strings in D (2)
- Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo in G major (3)
- Dei di Roma, ah perdonate! (from Il Trionfo di Clelia) (3)
- Flute Concerto in B minor (2)
- Fuga e Grave in G minor (3)
- Keyboard Sonata in G (3)
- Laudate Pueri (2)
- Mandolin Concerto in G (4)
- Marc’ Antonio e Cleopatra (3)
- Mass in D Minor (3)
- Miserere (3)
- Miserere in C minor (9)
- Miserere in D minor (4)
- Miserere in E minor (2)
- Missa ultima in G minor (6)
- Morte, col fiero aspetto (from Antonio e cleopatra) (5)
- Perdono, amata Nice...Bei labbri, che Amore (from La Gelosia) (3)
- Piramo e Tisbe (2)
- Polonaise in G Major (BWV Anh. 130) (3)
- Recorder Sonata in B flat major, 'Cantata' (5)
- Regina coeli in D major (3)
- Requiem in C major (4)
- Requiem in E flat (3)
- Salve Regina in A major (6)
- Salve Regina in E flat major (2)
- Salve Regina in G major (5)
- Se il cantor trace, oh Dio (2)
- Sinfonia in D major (2)
- Sinfonia in F major (2)
- Sinfonia in G major (2)
- Son reo, son reo...Giura il nocchier che al mare (from La Gelosia) (3)
- Te deum laudamus (2)
- Ti lascio in ceppi avvinto (from Arminio) (2)
- Vo disperato (from Tito Vespasiano) (3)
Recent Best Sellers: Hasse, J A
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Contra-Tenor
Michael Spyres (tenor), Il Pomo d’Oro, Francesco Corti
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Special offer. Hasse - Sonatas and Trio Sonatas
Epoca Barocca - Alessandro Piqué (oboe), Christian Leitherer (chalumeau), Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Margarete Adorf (violin), Ilze Grudule (cello), Christoph Lehmann (harpsichord/organ)
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Cleopatra - Baroque Arias
Regula Mühlemann (soprano) La Folia Barockorchester, Robin Peter Müller
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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Record Review, 16th September 2017, Recording of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (singer)
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Hasse: Serpentes ignei in deserto
Philippe Jaroussky (Moses), Julia Lezhneva (The Angel), Bruno de Sá (Josue), Carlo Vistoli (Eleazar), Jakub Józef Orliński (Nathanael), David Hansen (Eliab) Les Accents, Thibault Noally
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd November 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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Future Releases: Hasse, J A
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Coming soon. Addio Amore
Jeanine De Bique (soprano), Terry Wey (countertenor), Basel Chamber Orchestra
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Coming soon. Quantz is an Ass
Apollo's Cabinet
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Coming soon. E-Motion
Lucía Caihuela (mezzo-soprano), Laura Quesada (flute), La Madrileña, José Antonio Montaño
SACD: $18.50Download from $9.00
